Steel firm Caparo Industries has today (Monday October 19) announced it is going into administration putting 1,700 jobs at risk. Unite described the news as ‘yet another hammer blow’ to jobs and…Read more…
No, Prime Minister
On Wednesday (October 14), David Cameron told the House of Commons that he and I agreed. No, prime minister, we most certainly do not. For the avoidance of doubt, let me spell it out. The…Read more…
UNISON secures employment tribunal win for careers advisers
UNISON has won a hard fought victory for workers in the careers service against Prospects Limited. Prospects Limited took over the delivery of the National Careers Services contract in the…Read more…
Broken promises and tax credit cuts
They’ve been described as plans based on “political and class dogma, and not economic necessity” by Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey; part of an economic package that will worsen inequality, by…Read more…
UNISON takes One Team NHS campaign to Parliament
Union calls on MPs to sign up to Early Day Motion and back the campaign backing healthcare support workers in the NHS
The article UNISON takes One Team NHS campaign to Parliament first appeared on…Read more…
Green Collar Nation – or industrial omnishambles?
The government must stop cutting renewable energy funding, and instead get behind the UK’s transition to a low-carbon economy, say a new TUC/Greenpeace report. Green Collar Nation calls for “active support from government so the UK can become a world centre for low-carbon manufacturing, from solar…Read more…
Don’t tell me I have low expectations
By Mary Bousted (first published in Schools Week) Teachers care passionately about their pupils and strive to close the education achievement gap, but their job becomes more difficult as inequality…Read more…
Labour should oppose parishes move and demand referendum
Just when I was thinking that’s a good letter from Des Moffatt (“Beware Parish Plan”) he said this: “…I am not necessarily against going this way provided the citizens of Swindon know what is involved and the opportunity for well off areas to pull up the ladder is avoided.” This…Read more…
What’s going on in UK manufacturing?
By Anthony Reuben Business reporter, BBC News It’s been a tough few weeks for the UK manufacturing sector. SSI Steel has closed its blast furnace and coke ovens in Redcar and Tata Steel is…Read more…
What’s going on in UK manufacturing?
By Anthony Reuben Business reporter, BBC News It’s been a tough few weeks for the UK manufacturing sector. SSI Steel has closed its blast furnace and coke ovens in Redcar and Tata Steel is…Read more…
Episode 6: ’18 rooms?! This is impossible to do!’
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
Every two minutes in the UK, a worker is made ill through stress
TUC publishes new guidance for dealing with stress at workRead more…
Union calls solidarity protest after member is nicked on demo
Member told to report to Eston Police Station this evening to receive cautionRead more…
Unions join with Greenpeace to lobby for low-carbon jobs
TUC says UK’s potential to be a world leader will not be achieved by slashing support for renewable energyRead more…
One-Party Councils, Accountablity & Corruption
Below is an email that I have sent to Katie Ghose, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) in response to a recent report she circulated to I believe all local Councillors in England. The report is called “The Cost of One-Party Councils:…Read more…
Scottish National Party conference
UNISON Scotland was at the SNP conference in Aberdeen this weekend, making the case for public services, fair pay and promoting the campaign against the Trade Union Bill.There was an excellent turnout at our fringe meeting on fair work and poverty, held with our campaign partners CPAG Scotland and the Poverty Alliance. Hannah Bardell MP covered the impact of the Tories welfare cuts and taxRead more…
Canada: Stelco Steel: Crisis in U.S. Steel:
Steel, Not Steal! Keep Stelco Producing! Let’s Make It Happen! U.S. Steel’s insistence on severing its equity ownership of Stelco and turning it into a simple claim of debt on itself and…Read more…
Canada: Stelco Steel: Crisis in U.S. Steel:
Steel, Not Steal! Keep Stelco Producing! Let’s Make It Happen! U.S. Steel’s insistence on severing its equity ownership of Stelco and turning it into a simple claim of debt on itself and…Read more…
Thousands of Tata Steel jobs face heap
Peter Lazenby Morning Star Crisis looms for industry as factories expected to announce cuts THE future of Britain’s struggling steel industry was dealt another blow yesterday as India-owned Tata…Read more…
Roger Bannister – Sixth Time Lucky? (No)
To some the name Roger Bannister means the four minute mile. To others it means the perennial candidate for General Secretary of UNISON, who knows he can do well but that he will never win.
And he’s still at it.Although Roger Bannister barely scraped the twenty five branch nominations which are…Read more…